Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8588480 EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing 2018 23 Pages PDF
Abstract
In total, 44 participants (27 persons with MS and 17 healthy family members) participated in the study. Twelve persons with MS and three healthy family members completed the 6-month yoga intervention. The completion rate for persons with MS and healthy subjects was 44.4% and 17.6%, respectively. In persons with MS, the mental dimension of health-related quality of life, walking speed, fatigue, and depression levels significantly improved after the yoga program (p < .05). However, there was no significant change in the self-reported walking impact, balance, pain, physical dimension of health-related quality of life, and kinesiophobia levels in the persons with MS (p > .05). This study suggests that a 6-month yoga program can improve the mental dimension of health-related quality of life, walking speed, fatigue, and depression in the persons with MS. However, the 6-month yoga program does not appear to be a feasible method to increase the time that persons with MS spend together with their family members.
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